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just installed need for speed undercover using the auto installer... it kept crashing so I tried to install the game again but now it says game is already installed.
tried deleting the files. but the icon is still there.

i've tried going into /usr/share/applications/hildon
but the icon file doesnt seem to be there?

any idea how i can delete the icon.

If it thinks it's installed, then removing the icon won't help. Go into the Uninstall option in App Manager and select to uninstall it (or use "apt-get remove" or "dpkg -r" as root from X Terminal).

i've tried that but doesn't work!! it only uninstalled auto installer.
the icon for the game is still their

reinstll it and unintal again may help you ..
one more thing u can try get "faster application manager"(just another app manager) try if u see if it is still there...good luck

doesn't work...
aren't their any commands for xterminal to remove icons from desktop?
or
using file box? /usr/share/applications/hildon i've been here, the file isnt their

thanks

The menu entry is defined by a .desktop file in /usr/share/applications/hildon, so removing the correct one will eliminate the icon from the menu. It won't help with reinstalling the game though - if the N900 thinks it's installed then you have to use the package manager to remove it (via App Manager, fapman, aptitude, apt-get, or dpkg).

The application manager will never reflect Need For Speed as installed since it wasn't installed from a dpkg file or via apt-get, it was just unpacked and executed.

The webOS application files created by the preenv's "desktopgen" script all begin with: "pre"l, so look for that in /usr/share/applications/hildon.

Better yet try this (as root):
cd /usr/share/applications/hildon
grep -i nfsu *

Look for what file comes back as a hit, and delete that .desktop file.

Then you can delete the /home/user/applications/com.ea.... (or whereever you installed it) directory that holds the game data.

quick question, is it safe to uninstall the NFS auto installer after installing the game or will it mess something up?Does the game need the auto installer in order to work?

someone else posted this steps which i have tried and it worked for me

in order to uninstall a game, delete the folder

Code:
$ sudo gainroot
$ rm -r game-folder
further to remove the icon, you need to delete three files

Code:
$ cd /usr/share/applications/hildon
$ rm filename.desktop
$ cd /usr/share/dbus-1/services
$ rm filename.service
$ cd /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon
$ rm filename.png
towards the end, refresh your menu

Code:
$ killall hildon-desktop
that should do it

like i said its not my work so credit goes to him

http://wiki.maemo.org/Preenv/FAQ#How_to_delete_a_game